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PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 21: Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants blows a bubble as he looks on from the dugout during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 21, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

TORONTO — When reporters gathered in manager Bruce Bochy’s office following the Giants’ 3-2 win on Sunday, his desk featured a sizable new decoration.

A three-liter bottle of wine featuring a picture taken off of an old baseball card from his playing days sat next Bochy, who is in the midst of his 25th and final season as a major league manager.

Nearly everyone in the room had the same idea. The bottle was surely a gift from the Pittsburgh Pirates, who wanted to acknowledge Bochy’s career and his final visit to the city with a custom memento.

Wrong.

The bottle was instead given to Bochy by his relief pitchers, who presented it to him before Sunday’s game after the bullpen visited the Roberto Clemente Museum, which happens to be located above EngineHouse 25 wines.

It was a thoughtful gesture from the relievers and a much-appreciated one from Bochy, who was humbled by the gift. But it also begs the question: When will opposing teams begin to recognize the manager on his retirement tour?

No one is expecting the Pirates to play highlights from Bochy’s favorite game at PNC Park, the Giants’ 2014 Wildcard Game win over Pittsburgh. Nobody thought the Nationals would do a video tribute looking back on the Giants’ 18-inning win in Game 2 of the 2014 NLDS.

At the very least, however, opposing clubs could acknowledge Bochy on the video board between innings or send a signed card to the visiting clubhouse.

Bochy isn’t the type who anticipates or desires the attention. He’s all business and on the final day of the season, he’ll probably want to talk about how he made the lineup rather than how emotional he’ll get after the game. That’s just who he is.

Baseball is better than this, though. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera enjoyed a farewell tour across visiting cities. So did Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. Both received gifts, donations to charities in their names and ovations from opposing fans. Bochy is a lock for the Hall of Fame and certainly deserves the same level of respect.

Part of growing the game and building a new generation of fans involves honoring the sport’s seminal figures.

There are young, impressionable fans attending games in every city who can learn about and appreciate Bochy’s legacy. Each team should remember that when the manager passes through for the final time.

For the first time this season, the Giants will play in an American League park and use a designated hitter. The DH typically makes a game easier to manage, but Bochy doesn’t exactly have a plethora of options. He plans to keep Buster Posey in the lineup but give him a day of rest behind the plate, so the Giants will have Erik Kratz catch one game while Pablo Sandoval will likely serve as the DH in the other.

2. Will Vlad Guerrero, Jr. debut?

A report that came out over the weekend indicated the most hyped prospect in baseball would make his major league debut against the Giants this week, but the Blue Jays have yet to confirm whether Guerrero, Jr. will take the field and play third base on Tuesday. The Giants already faced Fernando Tatis, Jr. in his debut on Opening Day and could now match up with another electric young phenom who projects as a future star.

The Giants proved what can happen when they receive an outstanding pitching performance and a key timely hit in Sunday’s game and they’ll look to follow that model throughout the season. The club isn’t built to score a ton of runs, but it must do more offensively to win the close ones. Of their 14 losses this season, 13 have come in games decided by three runs or fewer.

Players to watch

1. Kevin Pillar

It’s a highly-anticipated return to Toronto for Pillar, who was the longest-tenured Blue Jays player before an early-season trade brought him the Giants. Pillar expects to be emotional as he returns to play in front of a fan base that fell in love with a player who dazzled with his defense throughout his career at the Rogers Centre.

2. Travis Bergen

The Giants’ Rule 5 draft choice was selected out of the Blue Jays organization this offseason, but Bergen said he’s never stepped foot in Toronto. Though he always envisioned breaking into the major leagues with the Blue Jays, his first major league appearance in the city could come as a visiting pitcher.

3. Pablo Sandoval

Sandoval has seven doubles in 28 at-bats this season and has demonstrated an ability to come off the bench and deliver key hits. Though there aren’t many opportunities for Sandoval to start, he should have at least one in Toronto as the Giants look to secure a .500 road trip.

Number to know: 29

The Giants can’t set a major league record for first-inning futility in Toronto, but they can ensure they won’t break one. With a scoreless first on Sunday in Pittsburgh, the Giants have now been shut out in the first inning in 23 consecutive games to start the season. That mark broke the National League record previously held by the 2007 Washington Nationals, and they’ll now try to avoid the MLB record of 28 set by the 1948 Chicago White Sox. Twenty-nine is the number to know, but for the Giants, it’s a number they’d rather not be associated with.

Kerry Crowley is a multimedia beat reporter covering the San Francisco Giants. He spent his early days throwing curveballs in San Francisco’s youth leagues before studying journalism at Arizona State University. Kerry has covered every level of baseball, from local preps to the Cape Cod League, and is now on a quest to determine which Major League city serves the best cheeseburger.